“hold off, Is it a romantic date?” Podcast Episode 108: initial Dates | Autostraddle

Recently we are accompanied by journalist,

To L and Right Back

co-host, potential TV exec, and my roommate
Analyssa Lopez
! We are discussing first dates — the just who, the what, the wherein, the why, and also the exactly how.

But before we enter into our very own genuine internet dating lives, Christina fanfics several of the most popular queer celebs in a game of fancy Triangles!


SHOW NOTES

+ One homosexual kiss wasn’t sufficient to get

Nine Great Complete Strangers

higher than #42 inside my
Nicole Kidman ranking
.

+ fancy Triangle celebrities pulled from Christina’s ever-delightful
No filtration line
.

+ Christina and that I spoke more info on first dates as soon as we were on
Bad with Money
.

+ Analyssa’s crush associated with few days
shining on TikTok
.

+ additionally a great anecdote about Jessica Chastain: we watched their do a Q&A after a screening for

Molly’s Game

and she ended up being so poised and comfortable and phony but in a remarkable simple method. I’d the idea,

I bet Jessica Chastain never battles to transmit a message

. And since after that anytime I’m writing a business-y mail I just tell me,

You’re Jessica Chastain. You’re Jessica Chastain.

Works pretty much.

+ Listed Here Is
my interview with Isabel Sandoval
and here are
the woman films on Criterion Channel
.

+ Do you hear the news headlines? The early morning news? Christina is
recapping

The Day Show

.



Christina:

Certainly one of my personal very first day movements is actually guaranteeing perhaps not inquiring any queries. I am going to return from a romantic date and my buddies is want, “exactly how was it? Precisely what do they are doing? Where do they stay?” And I also’ll end up like, “not a clue. I managed to get nothing.” I don’t know what I converse in regards to on dates, but it is never any relevant info that anybody would like to hear on a follow up, because I’m always like, ok last one, I’m sure they usually have a career. I don’t know the goals.


Theme song performs


Drew:

Hi, I Am Drew.


Christina:

I’m Christina.


Drew:

And thank you for visiting,

Hold off, Is This a Date?


Christina:


Wait, Is It a Date?

is actually an Autostraddle podcast centered on answering the age old concern: hold off, so is this a romantic date?


Drew:

Every single day we have more clarity and get the full story and much more tips talk to the other person and our neighborhood.


Christina:

Wow. That has been therefore stunning and touching.


Drew:

Thanks.


Christina:

In addition to so gently robot in a fashion that I really appreciated.


Drew:

Great. Opting for like queer cult. Yeah.


Christina:

Yeah. Okay. As you’ve watched, how much? You completed

Nine Best Strangers

last night?


Drew:

Used to do. We viewed it-all in one day. Really, in addition to the last occurrence had been the early morning after, while we built my brand-new bookshelf. It actually was a real successful… which is exactly how much focus must be provided to that television system.


Christina:

Which means you’re not coming at you from a well room, since you happened to be in a cult.


Drew:

Yeah, which was a few days back. It is not sufficient to really have messed beside me too much. Nevertheless understand what? Occasionally terrible television is required, specially when it movie stars a lot of stars. Oh, we should speak about exactly who we are.


Christina:

Ok last one. Appropriate.


Drew:

We normally accomplish that.


Christina:

Right here we have been making reference to

Nine Best Strangers,

a TV show no body cares about.


Drew:

Okay, well my name is Drew Gregory. I’m an author for Autostraddle. I am a filmmaker, I am a trans person, I am a lesbian person. Yeah. And I also do love Nicole Kidman.


Christina:

Amazing work. I Am Christina Tucker. Also a writer for Autostraddle, I am a lesbian individual as well as thankful that

The Day Program

is back during my life since it is truly been, well, ruining it, but in a good way. We like bad television!


Drew:

Yeah. That is great poor television. Which is outstanding. Yeah.


Christina:

Cook’s kiss. Cook’s kiss.


Drew:

Really, should we have into our very own online game?


Christina:

I will be therefore excited to find out, what is coming from your own small head these days?


Drew:

Okay.


Christina:

Just what horrors maybe you’ve developed?


Drew:

Which means this video game is called fancy Triangles.


Christina:

Oh kid.


Drew:

And you will note that I have a cap here. Okay?


Christina:

Okay.


Drew:

And inside the cap are pieces of paper with 10 reoccurring people that show up on Christinais no Filter column, which can be aimed at celeb gossip and Instagram articles. And then there is your own title and my personal name. And that I’m attending choose three names using this cap, and you are browsing put on your own brilliant Christina fanfic cap, and just tell me exactly what the really love triangle might be between those three individuals.


Christina:

Wow. Okay. I will just take a sip of diet plan Coke and I’m going to be prepared for this.


Drew:

Yeah. Just what dynamic was. Okay. You see—


Christina:

I really like which you place things in a hat. Its so bodily.


Drew:

Yeah. I favor it. After all, it really is a podcast, therefore nobody can actually trust, but I guarantee that, one, I am not looking. Two, it is all haphazard. Okay. Prepared?


Christina:

Mm-hmm (affirmative).


Drew:

Okay. Therefore, the first name is actually Tessa Thompson.


Christina:

Famous.


Drew:

Hayley Kiyoko.


Christina:

Mm.


Drew:

And Rosie O’Donnell.


Christina:

Now this can be interesting, because just what fuck are those three folks undertaking with each other? My personal instinct is saying that Tessa and Rosie are most likely going to be all of our major major triangle times right here, because i’m such as that’s really the only probable strategy to approach this drilling trolley butt issue of a love triangle that you have provided me. Thus I feel they, I’m not sure, came across at a party, Tessa was actually feeling crazy. She was actually like, “its Rosie O’Donnell. I’ll hook-up with Rosie O’Donnell because exactly why the hell not?” That appears like the woman electricity.


Drew:

Definitely.


Christina:

I do consider Hayley was actually entered into this triangle because possibly she is had a crush on Tessa for a while and additionally they met at some purpose. And I don’t believe Tessa is actually in any manner, like, “oh, i can not date her.” she actually is exactly like, “yeah, we can buzz, we are able to hang.” But In my opinion Hayley’s somewhat hung up on like, “wait, however connected with Rosie O’Donnell, the Rosie O’Donnell? Exactly how performed that arise?”


Drew:

Mm-hmm (affirmative).


Christina:

I really don’t imagine there is any genuine stress in this triangle. I do believe discover only a little insecurity many issue.


Drew:

I see.


Christina:

I’m not sure how we’re fixing it due to the fact once more, I just feel just like Tessa only positively vibes away. She’s going to end up like, I got to get go out with Rita Ora and Tayo Otiti at some point, very capture you lates. But i really do consider, I don’t know, perhaps at the end it ends up with Hayley and Rosie bonding at some sort of brunch.


Drew:

Oh, Everyone Loves that.


Christina:

Like, yeah, man. This is exactly generational lesbians. This might be like, we’re driving the torch. I think that might be actually beautiful, honestly.


Drew:

That’s breathtaking.


Christina:

That is also very crazy.


Drew:

Yeah. Let us move on to another haphazard trio.


Christina:

Oh child.


Drew:

Okay. Therefore it is Niecy Nash.


Christina:

Waiting around for that certain.


Drew:

Hunter Schafer.


Christina:

Uh-huh (affirmative).


Drew:

And Holland Taylor.


Christina:

Well, now.


Drew:

Wow.


Christina:

Huh. All over again you may have located me in a difficult scenario. Today, after all, I guess its like, we will need to start out with Holland and Niecy. I am not sure what is actually occurring here. Both are located in happy connections.


Drew:

Yeah.


Christina:

I don’t know if anybody understands that Niecy Nash is totally enthusiastic about her girlfriend, but she’s, and I also’m positive she actually is submitted about six occasions today about this fact.


Drew:

Look, occasionally like triangles tend to be unrequited.


Christina:

I believe it’s going to need to be, but I feel like it’s unrequited in every single drilling direction. Something Hunter Schafer performing here? Hunter Schafer is similar to a dang teenager merely vibing.


Drew:

Early 20s. Only want to clear up.


Christina:

I said everything I stated. That is the same age. Jenna from

The Office,

it is the exact same photo. Come on. This option, I might need certainly to toss the towel in upon. I really do not understand.


Drew:

Okay. We can also place the names back. Wait, let me place Hunter Schafer in.


Christina:

Yeah.


Drew:

And Then We likely to perform—


Christina:

Take me something different. I will create one thing occur with Niecy and Holland. I’m not sure exactly what, it is rather dramatic.


Drew:

Oh. Okay. This is a very interesting trio. Gillian Anderson.


Christina:

Oh. today, Gillian, notoriously semi recently solitary, has a dog, also real. She’s not online dating the guy from

The Crown

that made her feel Margaret Thatcher, that we think is probably for the greatest. Now, hmm. See, i’m like someone’s merely likely to have to have emotions for Niecy into the place because she is merely carrying out the woman thing.


Drew:

Which is an extremely good point. That’s a fantastic point.


Christina:

She actually is simply doing the woman thing. I believe Holland and Sarah, I’m not sure, capable get freaky. There may be maybe, perhaps they invite Gillian over for products. Perhaps situations get some spicy. Just who could say? Possibly Niecy boasts Jessica. Maybe Jessica will leave very early. Perhaps absolutely emotions on all sides. Once again, I am not sure truly what exactly is occurring because i can not envision these types of people in equivalent room together. Its exciting to take into account, for me personally. We’ll spend a lot period thinking about it afterwards. Today, however?


Drew:

Yeah. It can seriously be an orgy second making use of associates included, like enjoy Gillian Anderson being single.


Christina:

I think that may be it. I do believe they could have obtained with each other and been like, let us get this mentioned bisexual into some puss. In my opinion that would be amazing.


Drew:

Wow. Exactly what an extraordinary fivesome that would be. Okay. Moving on.


Christina:

In addition, can I just ask one question regarding the cap? Could it be like a news man limit?


Drew:

Really. There isn’t like a… It really is a pretty low cap, but I don’t have most caps. It Is Therefore—


Christina:

I’m glad the one which you may have is a newsboy cap.


Drew:

It really is a little newsboy limit. Yeah. I do believe I pull it off occasionally.


Christina:

You have the tresses because of it. I really believe it.


Drew:

Many Thanks.


Christina:

Mm-hmm (affirmative).


Drew:

Okay. Demi Lovato.


Christina:

Incredible.


Drew:

Christina Tucker. And Cara Delevingne.


Christina:

Interesting. Now this can be fascinating. Because functioning my self into here’s not a thing it’s my job to perform. I Really Don’t generally compose reader fic for the reason that it’s—


Drew:

I understand.


Christina:

Awkward.


Drew:

Really why don’t we embarrass you.


Christina:

Let’s embarrass me. So Cara’s had some type of meeting, correct, at her bonkers house with the vagina canal causing all of the Leo sculptures inside the garden, that is what’s taking place. I do believe Demi has decided that they’re going to go to, but is maybe nevertheless a tiny bit anxious about browsing a party at this lunatic lesbian’s house because famously, compound dilemmas tend to be hard. A celebration at Cara’s property is getting odd quickly. Absolutely an entire space that is simply a ball pit. I really don’t know very well what’s going on there. And I also notoriously never love functions or men and women. And so I feel maybe Demi and I have actually connected in a few kind of peaceful men and women region. My abdomen feels as though Cara only desires begin some crap and simply attempts to get into between that one way or another, just for the drama sake from it all. Brings the woman gender table electricity for this because, then result in chaos, if you possibly could? In addition a Leo, she is going to resemble, hello, how come the eye instead of myself?


Drew:

So that the concern that We have is actually Cara splitting up the and Demi’s gorgeous by choosing you or choosing Demi? Which of you strays?


Christina:

That Is Certainly the things I can not… Hmm. Hmm. My personal abdomen feels as though i must say Demi, but that’s only because Really don’t feel like i might do that. And I also think variety of terrible stating that Demi should do that, once more, one i actually do perhaps not understand and will probably never know. But maybe because I’m not performing that.


Drew:

Yeah. But i’m as you’re faithful off inactivity. So I don’t know if you need to feel poor about this.


Christina:

Absolutely. Which is a notorious motto, be idle because it’s effortless.


Drew:

Yeah.


Christina:

Hello.


Drew:

Okay.


Christina:

Yeah. And I also additionally think Cara would exhaust me.


Drew:

Yeah. Which is probably true. I would like to notice it though.


Christina:

Oh positive. I could be worn out for like a weekend. I possibly could end up being tired for like a weekend or two.


Drew:

Okay. Here is the finally one. Truly Kiki Palmer.


Christina:

Fun.


Drew:

Hunter Schafer, who was placed back in the hat for the reason that age differences. And me personally. Wow. I favor that I’m an integral part of this. What? Pleased birthday celebration in my opinion.


Christina:

Okay. Very Drew is in love with both Kiki Palmer and Hunter Schafer. This is where we are starting.


Drew:

Definitely.


Christina:

I don’t actually know where we are ending after that because that merely seems like what is going to occur. See, Kiki has this, everything I love about Kiki Palmer, one of the numerous circumstances Everyone loves about Kiki Palmer, is that she is 27 yrs . old features the vitality of a 45 year old Black girl anyway minutes throughout the day. I do believe it really is wonderful having these types of big auntie electricity at the woman young age. And that I merely feel just like in a love triangle situation, she’d resemble, “Oh no, i am a child of Jesus. I got eventually to get. It is not personally. Y’all carry out what you ought to do, but i will be ready because of this.” So perhaps you and Kiki have actually installed in past times and today Hunter has entered the world and Hunter’s similar, Ooh, I got a crush on this subject individual. As well as perhaps Kiki can be like, yeah, i am letting it go.


Drew:

Hold off, Hunter has a crush on myself? Maybe Not Kiki?


Christina:

Obviously.


Drew:

Oh, thanks a lot. Wow.


Christina:

Come-on.


Drew:

Wow. Exactly what a world, in which I’m starting up with Kiki Palmer. And with to finish because we begin matchmaking Hunter Schafer.


Christina:

I am talking about exactly what some sort of wherein i am as well lazy to hack on Demi Lovato. There’s lots of planets we’re going through.


Drew:

Wow.


Christina:

Yeah. But i do believe you guys certainly vibe, but In my opinion it comes to an end because Hunter is much like, mm, i wish to carry out even more using my existence. I want to get out here and encounter some shit. She actually is youthful.


Drew:

What i’m saying is, I Am Aware. That’s great.


Christina:

I am aware. And Kiki’s like, if anybody really wants to appear more than on Sunday for brunch, you’re welcome.


Drew:

Oh, thus Kiki and I also stay pals?


Christina:

I think everybody continues to be pals contained in this situation.


Drew:

Oh, that’s nice. That’s good. All right, I Really Like that


Christina:

Really don’t consider there is real hurt feelings. I think everybody’s like, yeah, progress. It must take place.


Drew:

Yeah. That’s fantastic. I love this. Well, this is a pleasure. Thank-you for having fun with myself.


Christina:

Thank you for, i am calling this The Newsboy cover video game.


Drew:

Great. Go over Admiration Triangles. It’s now a Newsboy Cap.


Christina:

Yeah. No, that has been really fun.


Drew:

I am thus grateful. Well, i do believe it’s the perfect time that individuals enter our main subject from the few days with our really special guest. So our very own topic this week is very first times, and, extremely special guest, want to present your self?


Analyssa:

I really do. Thanks for asking. I’m Analyssa I am also the co-host of Autostraddle’s

To L and Straight Back

podcast with Drew in accordance with Riese. When Drew and Christina performed their intro, I had to chew my language not to state, “i am Analyssa!” That will be generally my personal intro.


Christina:

You did a great job, and I thank-you’re recognized to learn it, truly.


Analyssa:

Yeah. We assist co-host the

To L and Back

podcast, I authored several things for Autostraddle. I just work at a TV business, so that the Love Triangles game believed very especially made for my existence also. Very long time listener, first time caller.


Christina:

Incredible.


Analyssa:

Et cetera, et cetera. Hello everyone else.


Drew:

And also, my roommate. So actually, we are tracking this individually for sound functions, but the audience is in rooms with a wall between all of us.


Christina:

This really is gorgeous things. And that I like this synergy, this Autostraddle corner advertising terminology.


Analyssa:

Its somewhat like, performed I have throughout the pod caused by nepotism? Like sorts of.


Christina:

Yes. In equity to you, our friends have obtained on the pod yet due to nepotism. Very?


Drew:

Ana, could I ask you to answer some thing openly on this podcast? As I reference the wall surface around all of our areas. I can not use my vibrator while individuals are house, correct? Our walls are way too slim. Or have you ever not heard? Perhaps you have maybe not heard it?


Analyssa:

I have heard one gender sound out of your place.


Drew:

Okay. As soon as isn’t terrible.


Christina:

Well, now You will find some followup questions. Just one single lone intercourse sound? Or was just about it a continued rumble of a vibrator?


Analyssa:

No, I just mean one instance.


Christina:

Gotcha.


Drew:

Okay. I could accept that.


Analyssa:

And we also can mention that traditional because i believe i am aware when it was actually, if you have significantly more questions we could talk.


Drew:

Cool.


Christina:

I might like to be involved.


Drew:

Yeah. Christina, you’ll come.


Christina:

Also very happy to post anybody some form of white noise equipment, i believe may possibly also carry out amazing things.


Drew:

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